matt blue lacquered sheetsteel with a ball shaped nickel plated brass knob and a glass cartridge insidemade by ruppelwerk gmbh germany, gotha, around 1930/32designed by marianne brandt (1893-1983) – who studied at the bauhaus and became head of the ruppelwerk design department in 1929. brandt is well known for her lamp designs for kandemthis inkwell is stamped below with ‘RUPPEL geschützt’ (protected)